The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-06-27
ASSAULT ON POLICE.
Trial Of Dowsett.
Whitney and
Widemann.
THIRD DAY.
Discharge Of Defendants.
THIRD DAY.
Discharge Of Defendants.

0"OS " slnllar elect With thst of the
defendant Whitney. His statement
! the trouble was chiefly of interest
from his version Of what had happened
between himself md the two mounted
p"hcemen. The party made no noise
whatever in going from Mr.. Muller,
mouse to the gate; the two men rode
up, stopped, and turned their horses
neads toward the gate; when witness
made the remark, in answer to one OF
the party questioning what those fel.
lows waited, "There is my friend Rob
lnsOn, who tried to arrest us some time
ago. Robinson turned his horse toward
nm, saying, IL know you, Jack Dow
sett, God damn you; you are the man
want" On witness asking what he
wanted, Dids came up and asked wit.
ness # he wanted to fight Then fol.
lowed the alteration and subsequent
scufile described by other witnesses
When Dias jumped at witness, the
Latter mot Dias as reported in a con.
temporary used the expression, "Noho
maize DC" but no attention was paid to
,he remark, and Dlas and Robinson
Doth had hold Of him. After falling
IN the sidewalk with Dias, he got free
and entered the yard at the request Vi
Mr.. {. N, Arnold When several Of
he party were in the hands of the
police Vn the street, Robinson shook
his billy at witness and SAID # he dared
come out he would fight him. Officer
Doe ON coming along and being told
what the trouble was, SAID that those
officers were new men and If he had
been there it would not have occurred.
as Robinson was mounting his horse
" leave, he swore at witness, calling
nm coward. Witness did not know
Dlas before that night; did not strike
slther Dias or Robinson; only thing he
I,d was to Try and free himself neither
Ji the policemen SAID he arrested wit
ness; the witness touched no bride or
I.rse; Dlas had his coat ON when he
rode up but had It off when he ap-
.,roacned wlln.ss; the latter did moi
zee e,ther Wldemann or Whitney strike
Oias; Dids got hold of hin nrsl. Cross
ximined, witness SAID nolhins passed
jetwcen Dlas and hlm Delore iurm,l
dugnt hln round the body; witness
I'D not get angry, mad no III feeling
gdinst Dlls; he dranN nulhing altel
amer; played on tue guitar most vi
he time at Muller's house; the frAc4s
nd not last moe THAI ten minutes.
Geo. S. Wells, sworn, stated he WIS
a hack driver at Hawaiian Hotel Sta
Dies He had seen the whole affair,
and il was caused by the oOtrusion u
ne police on the parry who were quiet
Utter leaving the house TIL accosled by
he officers. From Dowsett's action
{ should not judge that he had been
drinking.
John .. Kane, sworn, stated he was
hack driver and was at the Hawaiian
Hotel Stables Saturday night; heard
Mr. Mullers guests bidding him good
light; then heard one OF the mounted
pIlice say, lack Dowsett, know YOU
saw DIas get III hls-horse and put his
face to Dowsett to be bit; confusion
followed, and Dias caught Dowsett and
said they would go to the Station.
Cross examined he said the first he
heard was Dowsett saying to Robinson
that he was the one who arrested the
Attorney General; did not see the
officer take off his coat; thought he
would have seen it il he had done so;
first time officer took hold Of Dowsett
was when he asked him to 90 to the
Station.
G. Smith, sworn, testified to friendly
contest between Dias and c. b. Will
son some years ago.
w. X. Lawrence, sworn, stated he
knew Dias at Waikiki as a bruiser;
knew nothing wrong against Dias OF
mis- own knowledge.
Chas. b. Wilson, sworn, told OF
glove boxing contest he had with Dlas
three or four years ago; Dias said he
mad enough after few minutes
as, welsh, sworn, tOlu OF tue saNle
affair as last witness, it having taken
place at the Commercial Saloon.
G. H. Tweedie, sworn, was at Null
ler's that night; did not go outside the
gate; saw Dias pull off bis coat and
ask Dowsett to strike him first; first he
heard one of the officers say was,
81 know you, Jack Dowsett"
M. P. Cropley, sworn, stated he was
hack driver and saw the fraoas; was
able to state that Dowsett did not
strike Dias first; did not hear officer
tell Dowsett he was going to take him
to the Station; saw no blows struck.
W. c. Sproull, sworn, said he was at
Mr. Muller's and his version OF the
affair in general conceded with the
testimony Of other guests he dld not
c ,nsder the affair amounted 70 much,
w A. Whiting, sworn, said he cyn
sidered defendants sober wnen he lelt